Assessment of drug use pattern using World Health Organization core drug use indicators at Secondary Care Referral Hospital of South India
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عنوان ژورنال: CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2348-3334
DOI: 10.4103/2348-3334.158683